Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region has denounced politics of insult as unhealthy and as such we will never involve himself in it.
According to him, the recent booing of President Nana Akufo-Addo the Global Citizens Festival is condemnable and should not be encouraged.
The lawmaker who was speaking on Accra-based Joy FM said, the youth must at all-times demonstrate respect toward people in authority.
Citing himself as an example, he said he has never used insulting language or engaged in politics of insult in his political career.
While admitting he could be critical of his opponent, insults is not part of what he will use as tool in putting out his grievances.
He said it is wrong to insult leaders and such acts should not be encouraged.
“It doesn’t matter if it was Akufo-Addo president or John Mahama President. John Mahama President, I have never in my life said anything insulting about John Mahama. I don’t do that.
I am a different person. I don’t believe it is proper. I can take on the NDC I can take on …how much criticism have you hear me make of the NDC administration and all of that? I don’t insult personalities.
“I don’t believe that is the way politics should run. NDC administration is a bogus administration and that is that… it is unthinkable that I will at any point in time say it is appropriate to hoot at a president. He is the figure head,” KT Hammond said.
He added that,” I don’t think I will ever boo John Mahama when he becomes president again. When he was, I never insulted him.
“As I speak right now, John is my good friend. I have many friends in the NDC. It doesn’t cost much to respect.
The President was heckled at the Global Citizens Festival last week in Accra.
The act has been condemned by members of the ruling New Patriotic Party while the opposition NDC say the act is as a result of hardship in the country.
source: theGhanaianvoice.com